Toulouse residents will soon be able to use cryptocurrencies to pay for their travel around the city. On 17 March 2025, Toulouse’s public transport operator, Tisséo, announced that crypto payment services would be available for metros, buses, trams, and cable cars. Through this initiative, Toulouse has become the first European city to integrate digital currency…
Last month, a surreptitious early glimpse of TAG Heuer’s full-scale revival—officially revealed today—of its iconic plastic-cased 1980s watch, the “Formula 1,” appeared in the fitting setting of the Grand Prix racetrack. For the 2025 F1 season, the watchmaker, appointed the sport’s official timekeeper under a mega-sponsorship deal inked by its parent company, luxury conglomerate LVMH,…
Nigeria has taken a significant step towards regulating cryptocurrencies with the signing of the Nigerian Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 into law. Cryptocurrency Officially Recognized As Asset Class The Nigerian Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, recently signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has effectively ended the uncertainty surrounding the status of…
California’s Assembly has taken major steps toward regulating cryptocurrency with the introduction of AB-1052, initially known as the Money Transmission Act. The bill – led by California Democrat Avelino Valencia, who chairs the Banking and Finance Committee – focuses on protecting cryptocurrency users, particularly those seeking to maintain control over their digital assets. AB-1052 According…
Crypto asset manager and research firm CoinShares says institutional investors poured millions of dollars into altcoin digital asset investment products last week. In its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, CoinShares says crypto products enjoyed inflows last week after record-setting levels of outflows. “Digital asset investment products saw US$226m of inflows last week suggesting a…
OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history. “Today we’re announcing new funding — $40B at a $300B post-money valuation, which enables us to push the frontiers of AI research even further, scale our compute infrastructure, and deliver increasingly powerful tools for the 500 million people who…
Unveiled on March 31 at Hannover Messe 2025, the production version of Pontus-X, developed by deltaDAO AG, marks a major step forward for Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy. Built on the Gaia-X framework and powered by Oasis Network’s privacy-preserving blockchain, Pontus-X is now the largest publicly available data space in Europe. With over 180 onboarded institutions,…
Image: seventyfourimages/Envato Elements The EU is pouring €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) over the next two years to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The funding will support the development and testing of “immersive environments” to apply in healthcare for purposes like training and virtual patient assessments. The investment will also support the implementation of…
In the phase of a challenging regulatory environment, decentralised finance continues to disrupt the digital currency by presenting a different way for investments and transactions. Decentralized finance (DeFi) removes intermediaries, including banks and other financial institutions. It gives power to crypto investors to control their assets without a central authority and delays the transaction. This…
Key Takeaways BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says the US risks losing its reserve currency status to Bitcoin if it fails to curb debt and deficits. Fink also emphasizes tokenization as a financial revolution, calling it the next step in democratizing investing. Share this article BlackRock CEO Larry Fink issued a stark warning in his 2025…
